How do I migrate from Apple Notes?

Apple's export options are limited. The most reliable path is to copy notes into a folder export, then drop into Fasrad. Or use the macOS Notes export script (we have a guide). For most users, starting fresh is fine — the volume of useful old notes is usually small.

Will images and scans come across?

Yes — embedded images import and stay positioned. Scans of receipts, business cards, or signs become readable on demand: ask 'what does this say' and your assistant reads the image.

Does Fasrad support hand-drawn sketches?

Sketches import as images. We don't preserve the editable Apple Pencil layer, but you can re-edit imported sketches in Apple Notes if needed and re-import.

What about iCloud sync?

Fasrad is its own cloud. Your data syncs across web, mobile web, and Telegram automatically — no separate iCloud setup, no per-device toggling.

Can I capture quickly from my iPhone?

Yes — message your assistant on Telegram, forward an email, or use the web app from mobile. All routes deliver to the same pile.

What about locked notes?

Per-note encryption isn't supported the way Apple does it. Note visibility is set per-note (private/shielded), so the same protection exists with different mechanics.

Is the search really better?

Apple Notes search is keyword-only — if you don't remember the word, you don't find the note. Fasrad's search understands meaning. "That cafe thing from spring" works.

An Apple Notes alternative that finds what you jotted down

Apple Notes captures everything and lets you find none of it — wifi passwords, half-thoughts, the title of a book a friend mentioned, all buried in 600 notes named "Untitled". Fasrad keeps the same friction-free capture and adds an assistant that brings any scrap back the moment you need it.

Your scrap pile, searchable in plain language

Apple Notes is the fridge magnet of software — frictionless capture, zero structure. You jot the wifi password at the cafe, the cute thing your kid said, the medication the doctor mentioned. A month later you need one of them and you're scrolling through 600 notes called "Untitled". Fasrad keeps the friction-free capture and adds something Apple Notes never will: an assistant that can answer.

Here's what changes:

Ask in plain language. "What was that wifi password from the cafe?" — the right scrap comes back, even when you can't recall when you wrote it or what you titled it.
Capture from anywhere. Telegram, browser, voice memo, email forward — all land in the same searchable pile, with the right context attached.
Reminders draft themselves. "Ask Sarah about that book" — your assistant ties it to her contact, sets the reminder, surfaces it when she's on your calendar.
Lists become live. Grocery, packing, watch-later — your assistant tracks what's on them, what's been crossed off, and what to add when something gets mentioned.
Photos and scans get readable. A photo of a business card or a parking sign gets parsed and stored as data — not a JPG you can't search.

There's no formal Apple Notes export, so import is image-and-text — drag the notes folder, your assistant ingests it. Or just start fresh; everything you capture from this point is more useful than what's been sitting in the old pile.

Apple Notes is the lowest-friction capture in the world. Fasrad keeps that, then makes the pile useful. The scrap pile is still yours; the searching, remembering, and acting is no longer manual.